Updating a previous report, the Tampa Bay Rays non-tendered RP Andy Sonnanstine Monday, Dec. 12, making him a free agent. Executive vice president Andrew Friedman said Sonnanstine was no longer an "optimal fit" and "we felt like there would be better opportunities for him elsewhere."

The Tampa Bay Rays have optioned SP Andy Sonnanstine to Triple-A Durham, in order to get him regular work as a starting pitcher. Sonnanstine had only pitched one inning over the last 18 days and three innings in the last five weeks. In a corresponding move, OF Brandon Guyer was recalled from Durham. He is in the starting lineup against the New York Yankees Sunday, July 10.